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EXPERIMENTAL GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL OF MYTILENE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN
The building which houses the school, was built in the place of the preexisting high school. It was founded after authorization of the Sultan in 1886 and it was also known as the Greek School of Mytilene.The construction started in 1887.The new building covered an area of 1800 sq.m. It was a combination of two architectural styles. Doric on the first floor and Ionian on the second floor. On the first floor there was the office of the director, classrooms and the laboratory of Physics. On the second floor there was the room for ceremonies, the library and the museum. A modern gym was built in the yard.
The opening ceremony of the new magnificent high school took place in the 18-9-1891.
The school library is unique. It consists of 74 rare manuscripts dated from 9th to 17th century along with 1500 rare books published in Venice, Vienna and Paris during the first years after the invention of typography. One can also find recently printed books published by Oxford, Lypsia, Paris press. These books are mainly of philological and theological press
During the Greek-Turkish war, the High School was used as a military Hospital. Due to the lack of space, during the arrival of the refugees, the school was used to house and feed a great number of them.
This school has left behind a deposit of a great number of eminent school teachers, reformers that raised the spirituality and the morals of their students. These students later became the leaders of the island and the local society.They developed the economy and contributed to the literary development of the island.
Irene Galani, student of A1 class of General Experimental high School Of Mytilene
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